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Dear Lord, don't sue silly Sally for £50,000https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/dec/13/lord-mcalpine-twitter
<p><em><strong>Update 5pm:</strong></em> I know <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/nov/21/lord-mcalpine-twitter">I wrote that Lord McAlpine was right to sue the tweeters</a> who defamed him over the Newsnight scandal. But that was because he was said to be demanding only nominal sums to be donated to charity.</p><p>I cannot see any justification for his seeking <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012/dec/13/sally-bercow-lord-mcalpine">to take £50,000 in libel damages from silly Sally Bercow </a> due to that Twitter post of hers that linked him with allegations of child sex abuse.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/dec/13/lord-mcalpine-twitter">Continue reading...</a>MediaLord McAlpineTwitterMedia lawLawNewsnightCarter-RuckThu, 13 Dec 2012 12:50:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2012/dec/13/lord-mcalpine-twitterRoy Greenslade2012-12-13T12:50:00ZSoil Association given libel warning after objection to huge pig farmhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/18/soil-association-libel-pig-farm
Carter-Ruck denies stifling debate after group that opposed factory for 25,000 animals gets 'chilling' letter<p>When a charity objected to plans for a pig factory for up to 25,000 animals, they expected a fight. But now the battle looks likely to intensify after the leading London lawyers Carter-Ruck threatened libel proceedings.</p><p>The organic farmers' group the Soil Association objected to an application from Midland Pig Producers (MPP) for an intensive pig farm in Foston, Derbyshire, last summer, raising concerns in general terms about disease, antibiotic resistance and animal welfare in large pig herds.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/18/soil-association-libel-pig-farm">Continue reading...</a>AnimalsLibel reformFarmingLawAnimal welfareWorld newsEnvironmentMedia lawCarter-RuckSoilTue, 18 Jan 2011 19:41:56 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/18/soil-association-libel-pig-farmPhotograph: Caters News AgencyPig farm owned by Midlands Pig Producers. Photograph: Caters News AgencyPhotograph: Caters News AgencyPig farm owned by Midlands Pig Producers. Photograph: Caters News AgencyFelicity Lawrence2011-01-18T19:41:56ZSunday Times editor and Carter-Ruck partner on libel law reform panelhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/27/carter-ruck-libel-reform-panel
The Sunday Times's John Witherow and law firm Carter-Ruck's Andrew Stephenson appointed to government panel on libel<p>The Sunday Times editor John Witherow and a partner from the law firm Carter-Ruck are among those who have been appointed to a government panel considering changes to the law on libel, the lord chancellor, Jack Straw, said today.</p><p>Straw said the group, made up of senior lawyers, newspaper executives and scientists, would look into concerns that the current law was having a "chilling effect" on freedom of expression.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/27/carter-ruck-libel-reform-panel">Continue reading...</a>Media lawPress freedomJohn WitherowSunday TimesNational newspapersNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesMediaJack StrawPoliticsUK newsLibel reformLawCarter-RuckWed, 27 Jan 2010 15:35:53 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2010/jan/27/carter-ruck-libel-reform-panelPhotograph: Vicki Couchman/The TimesJohn Witherow: on libel reform panel. Photograph: Vicki Couchman/The TimesPhotograph: Vicki Couchman/The TimesJohn Witherow: on libel reform panel. Photograph: Vicki Couchman/The TimesJason Deans and Stephen Brook2010-01-27T15:35:53ZThe buzz around Trafigura and Carter-Ruck is getting louder again on the webhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/dec/16/digital-media-trafigura-probo-koala-bbc-newsnight-report-vanished
As reports vanish and mainstream media says it's sorry, the buzz about Trafigura and Carter-Ruck gets louder on blogs and other online outlets<p>In May, Trafigura's lawyers <a href="http://gaggedbymccanns.info/2009/05/15/trafigura-sues-bbc-for-libel-carter-ruck-press-release/">announced</a> that they had brought libel proceedings against the BBC over its Newsnight broadcast on Trafigura. Now, the BBC's Trafigura feature has disappeared from its website <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/newsnight/8417913.stm">as the broadcaster agreed to publish an appropriate apology</a>. But as reporting about the company involved in toxic waste dumping scandals in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast vanish from mainstream media sites, there is renewed activity elsewhere on the internet. </p><p>Several blogs and other online media have picked up the issue of the vanished Newsnight report. On the blog "Don't Get Fooled Again" Richard Wilson asks <a href="http://richardwilsonauthor.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/uks-dysfunctional-libel-system-strikes-again-newsnight-feature-on-trafigura-disappears-from-bbc-website/">"UK's dysfunctional libel system strikes again? Newsnight feature on Trafigura disappears from BBC website"</a>. Journalist and conservative candidate Ian Dale writes on his blog about <a href="http://iaindale.blogspot.com/">"BBC caves in to Carter-Ruck threats over Trafigura film"</a>. On The New Statesman rolling blog, George Eaton reported that <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2009/12/newsnight-investigation-bbc">"BBC removes Trafigura story after legal threat"</a>. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/dec/16/digital-media-trafigura-probo-koala-bbc-newsnight-report-vanished">Continue reading...</a>Digital mediaMediaTrafiguraBloggingTwitterSocial mediaCarter-RuckWed, 16 Dec 2009 15:04:05 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2009/dec/16/digital-media-trafigura-probo-koala-bbc-newsnight-report-vanishedPhotograph: Public DomainThe BBC report can no longer be found onlinePhotograph: Public DomainThe BBC report can no longer be found onlineMercedes Bunz2009-12-16T15:04:05ZTrafigura: anatomy of a super-injunctionhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/20/trafigura-anatomy-super-injunction
As the 'super-injunction' obtained by oil-trading firm Trafigura and law firm Carter-Ruck is published for the first time, the Guardian's editor offers a clause-by-clause guide<br /><br /><a href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/10/20/SUPER-INJUNCTION.pdf">See the annotated injunction</a><p><a href="http://image.theguardian.com/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/10/20/SUPER-INJUNCTION.pdf">This PDF document</a> is the 'super-injunction' which Trafigura and Carter-Ruck used to gag the Guardian (and "persons unknown") on September 11. It was granted in private by Mr Justice Maddison, who was until last year a Crown Court judge in Manchester. It is being published for the first time in order to allow a wider public to see how these gagging orders are constructed and shielded from public view.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/20/trafigura-anatomy-super-injunction">Continue reading...</a>Media lawPress freedomThe GuardianNational newspapersNewspapersNewspapers & magazinesMediaTrafiguraWorld newsLawSuperinjunctionsCarter-RuckInjunctionsTue, 20 Oct 2009 17:22:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/20/trafigura-anatomy-super-injunctionAlan Rusbridger2009-10-20T17:22:54ZIf a tree falls in the forest and there's no one to hear it, can Carter-Ruck ban all mention of the sound? | Charlie Brookerhttps://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/oct/19/charlie-brooker-super-injunctions
Super-injunctions raise a worrying question: what else don't we know? Hitler could be alive, and in negotiations to present the Radio 1 breakfast show<p><strong>The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Tuesday 20 October 2009</strong></p><p> The column below stated that lawyers representing Trafigura – the oil-trading company involved in a toxic waste dumping scandal in west Africa – had secured a fresh injunction to ban reporting of a parliamentary question on the subject. This was inaccurate: rather, the company's lawyers, the firm of Carter-Ruck, claimed that an existing injunction prevented reporting of a parliamentary question.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/oct/19/charlie-brooker-super-injunctions">Continue reading...</a>TrafiguraThe GuardianMediaMedia lawFreedom of speechNewspapersNational newspapersWorld newsUK newsPress freedomLawSuperinjunctionsCarter-RuckMon, 19 Oct 2009 00:22:39 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/oct/19/charlie-brooker-super-injunctionsCharlie Brooker2009-10-19T00:22:39ZThe ultimate assault on free speech | John Kampfnerhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2009/oct/19/trafigura-freedom-of-expression
Law firm Carter-Ruck's super-injunction to attempt to stop the reporting of a question on the Trafigura affair in Parliament has galvanised MPs and other bodies to take up the fight for freedom of expression<p>The unremitting assault on free speech in the UK finally hit the heart of the establishment last week. The story of the Guardian, the oil trader Trafigura, the law firm Carter-Ruck and its super-injunction threatened to override centuries of parliamentary sovereignty.</p><p>The story could be seen as an aberration, an example of hubristic lawyers tying themselves in knots. At an emergency meeting on Thursday, a cross-party group of MPs, journalists and campaigners debated whether Carter-Ruck had simply made a mistake – parliament's rights are supreme and nobody would have the temerity to challenge that in a court. If only it were that simple.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2009/oct/19/trafigura-freedom-of-expression">Continue reading...</a>Media lawThe GuardianAlan RusbridgerMediaTrafiguraUK newsPoliticsLawSuperinjunctionsCarter-RuckInjunctionsSun, 18 Oct 2009 23:09:48 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/organgrinder/2009/oct/19/trafigura-freedom-of-expressionJohn Kampfner2009-10-18T23:09:48ZCarter-Ruck's defeat holds some lessons on press freedomhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/18/trafigura-fight-press-freedom-victory
Trafigura fight was won by an alliance of print, broadcasting and the blogosphere<p>Carter-Ruck Cloggers 0, Guardian Rangers 1 (or possibly 21, since this was a big, big victory) in the Trafigura premiership. And three points from <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/libertycentral/2009/oct/14/trafigura-fiasco-tears-up-textbook" title="press freedoms match of the month">press freedom's match of the month</a>.</p><p>One,&nbsp;as the <em>Guardian</em>'s triumphant Alan Rusbridger noted, is that it wasn't a win for press battalions or nippy legions of Twitterers alone. You needed the resources of a determined paper – and, in parallel, a dogged BBC – to pursue the toxic case of <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/13/how-trafigura-story-unfolded" title="Africans falling violently ill in the Ivory Coast">Africans falling violently ill in the Ivory Coast</a>. And you needed an elliptical front page story in print about a gagged Commons question to set the blogosphere buzzing.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/18/trafigura-fight-press-freedom-victory">Continue reading...</a>TrafiguraMediaBloggingInternetTwitterHuman rightsFreedom of informationFreedom of speechLawBusinessSocial mediaCarter-RuckSat, 17 Oct 2009 23:43:14 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/18/trafigura-fight-press-freedom-victoryPhotograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesTaking to the streets: protesters campaigning against the gagging order outside the offices of Carter-Ruck. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesPhotograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesTaking to the streets: protesters campaigning against the gagging order outside the offices of Carter-Ruck. Photograph: Shaun Curry/AFP/Getty ImagesPeter Preston2009-10-17T23:43:14ZMinton report: Carter-Ruck give up bid to keep Trafigura study secrethttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/16/carter-ruck-abandon-minton-injunction
• Guardian 'released from restrictions forthwith'<br />• Report called firm's oil waste 'potentially toxic'<br />• Read the Trafigura study: <a href="http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2009/10/16/mintonreport.pdf" title="Read the Trafigura study the Minton report (pdf)">the Minton report</a> (pdf)<p>Lawyers for oil traders Trafigura finally abandoned attempts to keep secret a scientific report about toxic waste dumping in west Africa, that was shown to the Guardian.</p><p>Just after 7.30pm Carter-Ruck, libel lawyers for Trafigura, wrote a letter to the Guardian which said the newspaper should regard itself as "released forthwith" from any reporting restrictions. An <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/13/trafigura-drops-gag-guardian-oil" title="MP revealed the report's existence to parliament">MP revealed the report's existence to parliament</a> this week, after the Guardian was hit with a "super-injunction" banning all mention of it and other UK media were then subsequently notified of, and therefore bound by it.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/16/carter-ruck-abandon-minton-injunction">Continue reading...</a>TrafiguraThe GuardianMedia lawPress freedomNational newspapersPollutionIvory CoastWorld newsMediaUK newsEnvironmentUK security and counter-terrorismUK civil libertiesCounter-terrorism policyPoliticsLawSuperinjunctionsAfricaCarter-RuckInjunctionsFri, 16 Oct 2009 21:19:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/16/carter-ruck-abandon-minton-injunctionDavid Leigh2009-10-16T21:19:00ZGuardian editor urges Speaker to go ahead with debate on Trafigura injunctionhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/16/alan-rusbridger-trafigura-john-bercow
Alan Rusbridger calls on John Bercow to go ahead with debate next week, after law firm calls it into question<br /><br />• <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/oct/16/carter-ruck-abandon-minton-injunction" title="Trafigura ends legal bid to keep Minton report on toxic waste secret">Trafigura ends legal bid to keep Minton report on toxic waste secret</a><p>The Guardian editor, Alan Rusbridger, has written to the Speaker of the Commons, John Bercow, urging him to go ahead with an MPs' debate next week on the Trafigura injunction affair.</p><p>Rusbridger was prompted to write <a href="http://image.theguardian.com/sys-files/Media/documents/2009/10/16/Bercow151009.pdf" title="the two-page letter">the two-page letter</a> after <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/15/carter-ruck-trafigura-parliament-injunction" title="law firm yesterday moved to halt the debate">the law firm Carter-Ruck yesterday made a move that could halt the debate</a>, due to be held next Wednesday. Carter-Ruck suggests that, although the Speaker has discretion on the question, the Trafigura "super-injunction" case may be "sub judice". This would mean that, under Westminster rules to prevent clashes between parliament and the courts, next week's debate could not go ahead.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/16/alan-rusbridger-trafigura-john-bercow">Continue reading...</a>Alan RusbridgerJohn BercowThe GuardianTrafiguraMediaMedia lawPress freedomNewspapers & magazinesNational newspapersUK newsPoliticsHouse of CommonsIvory CoastEnvironmentPollutionFreedom of speechFreedom of informationLawAfricaCarter-RuckInjunctionsFri, 16 Oct 2009 15:15:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/16/alan-rusbridger-trafigura-john-bercowPhotograph: Sarah Lee/GuardianAlan Rusbridger: The Guardian editor said the issue of 'super-injunctions' should be debated. Photograph: Sarah LeePhotograph: Sarah Lee/GuardianAlan Rusbridger: The Guardian editor said the issue of 'super-injunctions' should be debated. Photograph: Sarah LeeMark Sweney2009-10-16T15:15:54ZCarter-Ruck in new move to stop debate in parliamenthttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/15/carter-ruck-trafigura-parliament-injunction
<p>The law firm Carter-Ruck has made a fresh move that could stop an MPs' debate next week by claiming a controversial injunction it has obtained is "sub judice".</p><p>The move follows the revelation of the existence of a secret "super-injunction" obtained by the firm on behalf of the London-based oil traders Trafigura.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/15/carter-ruck-trafigura-parliament-injunction">Continue reading...</a>TrafiguraHouse of CommonsPress freedomMedia lawJohn BercowMediaPoliticsUK newsWorld newsNational newspapersNewspapersLawCarter-RuckInjunctionsThe GuardianThu, 15 Oct 2009 21:20:52 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/15/carter-ruck-trafigura-parliament-injunctionPhotograph: PA"There is no question of our proceedings being in any way inhibited," said the Speaker John Bercow. Photograph: PA Wire/PAPhotograph: PA"There is no question of our proceedings being in any way inhibited," said the Speaker John Bercow. Photograph: PA Wire/PADavid Leigh2009-10-15T21:20:52ZMP to report Carter-Ruck to Law Society over attempt to gag Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/14/carter-ruck-gag-law-society
Peter Bottomley tells MPs he is reporting the law firm after it sought to prevent the Guardian reporting a question tabled in the Commons<p>The law firm at the centre of an unprecedented attempt by a British oil trading firm to prevent the Guardian reporting parliamentary proceedings is to be reported to the Law Society, it emerged today.</p><p>Gordon Brown described the case as "unfortunate" when he was quizzed about the matter during prime minister's questions in the Commons today.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/14/carter-ruck-gag-law-society">Continue reading...</a>TrafiguraHouse of CommonsPMQsPoliticsUK newsGordon BrownDavid CameronNick CleggThe GuardianNewspapers & magazinesLawMediaCarter-RuckWed, 14 Oct 2009 13:06:55 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/14/carter-ruck-gag-law-societyDeborah Summers, politics editor2009-10-14T13:06:55ZCarter-Ruck: The firm that aims to 'nip in the bud' hostile press coveragehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/13/carter-ruck-firm-trafigura-lawyers
Trafigura's lawyers have been seeking to carve out a niche in the field of corporate 'reputation management'<p>Carter-Ruck is, according to its own boasts, among the most aggressive firms of lawyers that can be hired by a corporation anxious to head off hostile media coverage. Recently, the firm has been seeking to carve out for itself a niche in the field of corporate "reputation management". This involves making use of the restrictive nature of British laws on libel and breach of confidence, and working in close concert with firms of public relations lobbyists.</p><p>The firm does not come cheap, with partners believed to charge more than £450 an hour for its services. Carter-Ruck has also been prominent, however, among firms developing the much-criticised "conditional fee agreements" as a libel weapon. Under these no-win, no-fee rules, critics allege that a client with no money can hold media organisations to ransom. If it wins a court case, the firm can charge up to double fees to the newspaper or broadcaster. But if the media organisation successfully defends itself, it will find it hard to recover its own legal costs.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/13/carter-ruck-firm-trafigura-lawyers">Continue reading...</a>Media lawMediaUK newsBusinessTrafiguraWorld newsLawCarter-RuckTue, 13 Oct 2009 21:01:34 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2009/oct/13/carter-ruck-firm-trafigura-lawyersGuardian Staff2009-10-13T21:01:34ZAlan Rusbridger on Trafigura and Carter-Ruckhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/audio/2009/oct/13/alan-rusbridger-injunction
The Guardian editor on the affair of the 'super-injunction' preventing the paper reporting a parliamentary question <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/audio/2009/oct/13/alan-rusbridger-injunction">Continue reading...</a>The GuardianTrafiguraHouse of CommonsMediaAlan RusbridgerNewspapers & magazinesUK newsWorld newsPoliticsPress freedomNational newspapersNewspapersMarketing & PREnvironmentLawCarter-RuckInjunctionsTue, 13 Oct 2009 17:46:07 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/world/audio/2009/oct/13/alan-rusbridger-injunctionPhotograph: Eamonn McCabe/GuardianAlan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian. Photograph: Eamonn McCabePhotograph: Eamonn McCabe/GuardianAlan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian. Photograph: Eamonn McCabeThe Guardian2009-10-13T17:46:07ZTrafigura gag attempt unites house in protesthttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/13/trafigura-carter-ruck-gag
Efforts by the law firm Carter-Ruck to stop reporting of a Commons question have outraged MPs on all sides<p>MPs from all parties protested at Westminster this afternoon at attempts by lawyers acting for the oil trader Trafigura to stop reports of parliamentary proceedings.</p><p>The Labour MP Paul Farrelly told the speaker, John Bercow, attempts by lawyers Carter-Ruck to gag the media could be a "potential contempt of parliament".</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/13/trafigura-carter-ruck-gag">Continue reading...</a>The GuardianTrafiguraCommons SpeakerHouse of CommonsOilPoliticsNewspapers & magazinesNational newspapersMediaMedia lawPress freedomOilPollutionOil spillsWorld newsUK newsLawCarter-RuckTue, 13 Oct 2009 17:07:51 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/13/trafigura-carter-ruck-gagPhotograph: PA Wire/PAJohn Bercow addresses the House of Commons after becoming Speaker in June. Photograph: PA Wire/PAPhotograph: PA Wire/PAJohn Bercow addresses the House of Commons after becoming Speaker in June. Photograph: PA Wire/PADavid Leigh2009-10-13T17:07:51ZPCC chairman Sir Christopher Meyer criticises media law firmshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/25/christopher-meyer-pcc-media-law
<p>Sir Christopher Meyer yesterday criticised a number of London media law firms, claiming they see the Press Complaints Commission as their "sworn enemy". Meyer singled out leading law firm Carter-Ruck, accusing it of using a Commons select committee hearing to lead an attack on the press industry watchdog.</p><p>Meyer, the outgoing chairman of the PCC, suggested to MPs on the Commons culture, media and sport committee that Carter-Ruck had used a hearing before them earlier this month to attack his organisation. </p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/25/christopher-meyer-pcc-media-law">Continue reading...</a>Press Complaints CommissionMedia lawMediaUK newsLawCarter-RuckWed, 25 Mar 2009 00:01:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/25/christopher-meyer-pcc-media-lawOliver Luft2009-03-25T00:01:00ZPCC chairman Sir Christopher Meyer criticises London media law firmshttps://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/24/sir-christopher-meyer-pcc
<p>The chairman of the Press Complaints Commission has rounded on a number of London media law firms, saying that they see the press watchdog as their "sworn enemy".</p><p>Giving evidence to the House of Commons culture, media and sport committee today, Sir Christopher Meyer singled out leading law firm Carter-Ruck, suggesting that the firm had used a previous committee hearing to launch an attack on the PCC.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/24/sir-christopher-meyer-pcc">Continue reading...</a>Press Complaints CommissionMedia lawNewspapers & magazinesMediaUK newsPoliticsLawCarter-RuckTue, 24 Mar 2009 14:55:32 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/mar/24/sir-christopher-meyer-pccPhotograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PAPhotograph: Jeff Overs/BBC/PAOliver Luft2009-03-24T14:55:32ZMedia Monkey: Libel lawyers going cheap at £400 an hourhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/feb/25/carter-ruck-legal-fees
<p><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/24/libel-costs-regional-newspapers" title="">Much mirth at yesterday's culture, media and sport select committee hearing on press standards, privacy and libel</a> when Mark Thomson, of formidable litigation specialists <strong>Carter-Ruck</strong>, took issue with the claim that he and fellow lawyers were charging up to £650 an hour for their services. Thomson insisted that the standard rate at his firm was £400 an hour. This prompted the Tory Ribble Valley MP, Nigel Evans, to wonder aloud if Carter-Ruck was "having a sale", which caused gales of laughter all round. Except, of course, from the row of lawyers who defend libel cases for media companies seated directly behind Thomson, that is.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/feb/25/carter-ruck-legal-fees">Continue reading...</a>Media lawMediaLawCarter-RuckWed, 25 Feb 2009 11:09:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2009/feb/25/carter-ruck-legal-feesMonkey2009-02-25T11:09:00ZSpeaker spends £21,000 on Carter-Ruckhttps://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2007/oct/12/speakerspends21000oncarter
<p>House of Commons Speaker <strong>Michael Martin</strong> paid £21,516 over the course of three months this year to the law firm Carter-Ruck in order to deal with newspaper stories that questioned his impartiality and conduct. The problem is that it came from the public purse rather than Martin's £136,677 salary. But I won't say anything rude about that - in case he spends even more by asking Carter-Ruck to send me a warning letter. (Via <a href="http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&amp;storycode=39096&amp;c=1">Press Gazette</a>)</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2007/oct/12/speakerspends21000oncarter">Continue reading...</a>Newspapers & magazinesMediaUK newsWorld newsCarter-RuckFri, 12 Oct 2007 07:08:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2007/oct/12/speakerspends21000oncarterRoy Greenslade2007-10-12T07:08:47ZNo win loses law firm £1.5m feehttps://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/apr/08/davidleigh.robevans
<p>It was representing - on a "no win, no fee" basis - a police inspector, who had alleged that his own force had defamed him.</p><p>Yesterday Mr Justice Gray ruled against Detective Inspector Norman Oliver and his trade union, the Police Federation.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/apr/08/davidleigh.robevans">Continue reading...</a>UK newsCarter-RuckThu, 08 Apr 2004 01:12:31 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/apr/08/davidleigh.robevansRob Evans and David Leigh2004-04-08T01:12:31Z